Reggae & Dancehall Trial – FBI Arrest & Charge Industry Heavyweight

Reggae & Dancehall Trial – FBI Arrest & Charge Industry Heavyweight

Dancehall Journal, pt6. #Dancehall&ReggaeVSLaw

Is Reggae
& Dancehall itself under trial? We have witnessed the rise and fall
of one of Dancehall’s most prestigious and successful practitioners Vybz
Kartel and with the conviction of Buju Banton, Fippa Mafia, Ninja man and Busy
Signal all in recent times, the question is still left unanswered or
addressed.

With the recent arrest of a top executive from the industry’s leading
digital distribution company (21st Hapilos), which boast offices both in
New York & Jamaica. It’s allegedly that the FBI might be
investigating the company as well for federal criminal activities,
stemming from the murder charges laid against the company’s top
executive.

It’s reasonable to state that the music being
produced and promoted is doing nothing to help the current state of
affairs by industry players both locally and internationally.

Since
news broke of one of the top music executive being arrested by the FBI
for murder, we have yet to hear from the company and corporate Jamaica
in response to the allegations laid. The company along with popular
Jamaican brands have partnered to execute a Digital Music Awards show
this Saturday April 19, 2014, which sole aim is to showcase the
Dancehall and Reggae Digital Achievements of 2013. With the latest
developments however, one would hope the ethical response of these
corporate entities, would be is to distance themselves from such an
organization and its affiliates given the allegations laid against its
operators.

About two months ago a press release was sent by 21st
Hapilos in an effort to debunk claims made against them for corruption
in the music industry after several issues were to the forefront. Their
press release went further in an effort to debunk and categorize the
author of the claim as malicious and one who has an agenda of character
assassination. Now fast forward to the present developments where 21st
Hapilos top executive has been arrested for alleged cynical crimes,
wouldn't this make a perfect script for a James Bond or Bourne Identity
movie?

With the decline in Dancehall artists obtaining work
permits for the US & its territories and the latest revelations, we
are left with more question than answers. Has the FBI’s investigation of
21st Hapilos halted the progress of Dancehall and Reggae on an
International level? Is 21st Hapilos a front for criminal elements?
What does this mean for the future of Digital distribution of Reggae
& Dancehall? And again, Is Reggae & Dancehall on Trial?

We
can only wait and see what might unfold but only hope WE as players in
the industry can help to create and facilitate and industry that’s
profitable and respectable to and of all.

I will end with a popular Jamaican proverb which states "The higher the monkey climb, the more he's exposed".

21st Hapilos Though Art Weighed & Though Art Found Wanting.

The following was an excerpt from the Journal of Shuzzr, "The Writing On The Wall"

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Promoter *Shuzzr has been making his mark over the last couple of years.
As an Entertainment Publicist & Marketing/Media Guru, the young
energetic and creative Shuzzr has managed to develop a brand and pursue
his Entrepreneurial endeavors.

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